1. Event date

29th May - 1st June 2027 ( 4 days)

Four categories:

- Female

- Male

- Non-binary

- Pairs

2. start / finish line

Mytholmroyd Community Centre (MYCC), Caldene Avenue, there will be tea, coffee and porridge pots to get you fueled up from 6am to 7.45am.

Riders collect their GPS trackers provided by Follow My Challenge in the event room from 5 - 7pm on Friday 28th May and 6am on Saturday 29th May.

There is a bag drop option (max 30 litres) for a change of clothes.

The centre has excellent separate male / female toilets, changing rooms and shower facilities.

Vehicles can be parked at MYCC for 5 days from Friday 28th May till Wednesday 2nd June (hefty fees apply for everyday parking).

Camper vans can be parked and slept in prior to the start and at the finish.

The event hub is 5 minutes from Mytholmroyd train station on the Leeds-Manchester Pennine line.

The start line will be marked out with chalk at the front of the Community Centre.

Group start 8am

3. GPx File

A ‘field tested’ gpx file to guide you around the 508kms single stage route will be sent to your email address a week prior to the event.

The GPS will be on public view at Ride with GPS following the inaugural Pennine 500 event and so riders are welcome to experience the route as a DIY adventure.

4. TRACKERs

Hire of mandatory GPS trackers included in the entry fee and the ‘dot watching’ page hosted by Follow My Challenge.

The purpose of a tracker is to validate that the rider has followed the complete, single stage Pennine 500 route with their time entered onto the Pennine 500 ‘Edition 1’ page.

FKT’s in the following categories will be recorded via FMC:

- Female

- Male

- Non-binary

- Pairs

5. Route

508kms / 9,830m

60% paved / 40% unpaved

6. WhatApps Groups

Keep in touch with Pennine 500 riders and share ideas and news about bikepacking the route via two WhatsApp groups: 'All Trail' and 'Women and Non-binary riders'. The WhatsApp groups will go live at the end of January 2027.

7. PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Pennine 500 is not a bike race. It is a personal challenge and every rider who participates will receive an embroidered cloth badge made in Leeds.

8. Tickets -

£80 Rider - Includes hire of mandatory GPS tracker and embroidered cloth badge.

£95 Patrons - In addition to the GPS tracker and cloth badge, Patrons will receive a printed zine titled ‘Pennine 500’ with details of particular route segments and stories from the trail (contents are listed in the link below). Patrons also receive a bike sticker with the Pennine 500 logo sent out with the zine (this is a Patron only sticker and limited to a run of 50).

Trackers provided by Follow My Challenge.

Ticket price includes SiEntry admin fee.

9. Patrons and the printed zine

10. legal matters